diff --git a/lib/builder/builder.js b/lib/builder/builder.js
index a4a0d415e..1fbeea0b4 100644
--- a/lib/builder/builder.js
+++ b/lib/builder/builder.js
@@ -275,7 +275,10 @@ module.exports = {
 				const projectType = typeRepository.getType(project.type);
 				const resourceCollections = resourceFactory.createCollectionsForTree(project, {
 					useNamespaces: true,
-					virtualReaders: projectWriters
+					virtualReaders: projectWriters,
+					getProjectExcludes: function(proj) {
+						return proj.builder.excludes;
+					}
 				});
 
 				const writer = new MemAdapter({